FACTS

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce covers the life of the Apostle Matthew. This episode will cover his life as a tax collector, his work as a Gospel writer, and later his work in the country of Ethiopia as a church planter.

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce discusses the apostleship of Matthias? Did he actually belong in the group of the Twelve? Did the other Apostles make a rash decision and should have waited for Paul later down the road? Tune-in a see what Dr. Boyce believes is happening in Acts 1, while also investigating the life, ministry, and death of Matthias.

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephe Boyce will explore the biblical and historical accounts of the Apostle Thomas. He will demonstrate the impact that Thomas had in the region of Persia and India up to his martyrdom in the first century. This episode will also give a quick overview of the heretical documents attributed to Thomas that have survived antiquity.

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce will discuss the life, ministry, and death of the Apostle Andrew. His impact in starting multiple churches around the Black Sea cannot be underestimated. This episode will seek to discover the varying areas that hold Andrews as their "Patron Saint." There are varying legends about his martyrdom, one of which states him as saying, "Cross, sanctified by the body of Christ. Good Cross, long desired always, I loved you and wished to embrace you. Welcome me and bring me to my master."

This week on FACTS, Dr. Boyce will be answering the question as to whether or not Nicaea chose our four Gospels. This program will be looking into various statements made by some of the Bishops who were at Nicaea, along with tracking down the rumors that tied Nicaea to the canon.

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce will be launching a new series that the audience voted on, covering the life and ministry of the 12 Apostles. This is an introduction to the series and will demonstrate why there were only 12 and what made their function so special above the other eyewitnesses.

We tend to believe that the prosperity gospel is a modern dilemma for the true churches. The reality is that the Early Church Battled this mindset long before we did. On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce investigates the writings of Apollonius and Serapion on this heresy of Phrygia. Here are the links that were mentioned in the episode. https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250105.htm https://www.christianpost.com/news/pope-francis-denounces-prosperity-gospel-preachers-who-worship-money.html https://churchleaders.com/news/329453-the-prosperity-gospel-criticized-by-the-vatican.html

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce will explore the Letters of Bishop of Dionysius of Corinth, and what we can learn about the churches of Paul, 100 years after his death. Did they stay pure? Did the leaders continue his teachings? Did they correspond with one another? All of these questions will be answered in this episode.

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce is going to give the audience an overview of the Gnostic Gospel of Judas. The historicity, discovery, and theology of the text will be discussed and compared with the canonical Gospel accounts.

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce dives into the controversial subject of women clergy in the church. Did the early church ever deal with this subject? How did they view the role of women in the church? Be sure to tune-in and see what Church History can teach us on this subject.